What are you currently reading?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Michelle Tanner post

[BurtReynolds]

He should mind his tanners

[BurtReynolds]

[washing machine]

Michael Pollan before Michael Pollan became Michael Pollan.

Relaxing audiobook to have on while I start to reinvigorate my own garden and lawn for the springtime.

This is where he first introduces his idea that plants and people have an evolutionary agreement. Something he explores further in The Botany of Desire.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[washing machine]

Michael Pollan before Michael Pollan became Michael Pollan.

Relaxing audiobook to have on while I start to reinvigorate my own garden and lawn for the springtime.

This is where he first introduces his idea that plants and people have an evolutionary agreement. Something he explores further in The Botany of Desire.

Read a couple essays from this in college. The Idea of a Garden was foundational for me. Please report back on the rest!

The essay on weeds is a highlight so far. Haven't gotten to Idea of a Garden yet, but I'm so far inspired to touch grass.

[Sloppy Dupree]

Michael Pollan is an important voice in the food ethics realm. Haven’t read his earlier stuff but I should check it out.

[washing machine]

Michael Pollan is an important voice in the food ethics realm. Haven’t read his earlier stuff but I should check it out.

I used to think this too, but now far removed from the moment, it's clear that the systemic issues he raised in Omnivore's Dilemma and the privileged solutions offered in In Defense of Food aren't going to reinvent the western diet.

I actually feel kind of hopeless when I think of his view of food nowadays.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[washing machine]

Michael Pollan is an important voice in the food ethics realm. Haven’t read his earlier stuff but I should check it out.

I used to think this too, but now far removed from the moment, it's clear that the systemic issues he raised in Omnivore's Dilemma and the privileged solutions offered in In Defense of Food aren't going to reinvent the western diet.

I actually feel kind of hopeless when I think of his view of food nowadays.

Mark Bittman is the safe space

How so? I'm not super familiar with him beyond knowing he's a NYT columnist with some popular cookbooks.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[washing machine]

This is the way.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[The Argonaut]

Michael Pollan is an important voice in the food ethics realm. Haven’t read his earlier stuff but I should check it out.

I used to think this too, but now far removed from the moment, it's clear that the systemic issues he raised in Omnivore's Dilemma and the privileged solutions offered in In Defense of Food aren't going to reinvent the western diet.

I actually feel kind of hopeless when I think of his view of food nowadays.

If you take his boiled-down mantra at face value "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." That "eat food" part seems very of-the-moment. The big thing right now is the turn against ultra-processed foods, seems very in line with Pollan-esque ideals.

[washing machine]

Yeah, I guess you're right. But where actually is that turn against processed foods for the everyday eater? There's a lot of hard-working folks that are priced out of that market.

Consider eggs. I've heard theories recently that some of the high egg prices are thanks to states with cage-free regulations.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[washing machine]

Yeah, I guess you're right. But where actually is that turn against processed foods for the everyday eater? There's a lot of hard-working folks that are priced out of that market.

Consider eggs. I've heard theories recently that some of the high egg prices are thanks to states with cage-free regulations.

It’s all the DEI initiatives in the coop.

Why are we even bringing this up to a vegan like Argo? He isn't affected.

[The Argonaut]

Sorry, I'm a little confused here. Whole foods are the cheapest foods in the whole store, no? Beans and bananas are basically free.

[washing machine]

What's for dinner, mom?

Beans and bananas.

[The Argonaut]

Yum!